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NCLEX Nutrition

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. When does BMR decrease?






2. What is normal BMI?






3. If patient. is deficient with this vitamin - what foods will help scurvy or bleeding gums?






4. Concentrated sources of energy poviding 9 calories/gram






5. What problem may occur if vitamin K deficient?






6. How many calories/gram is protein?






7. What is the function of vitamin C?






8. If inadequate amounts of protein can lead to this






9. When does BMR increase?






10. What color vegetables are to be consumed more of?






11. What foods have high quality protein?






12. What orange vegetables are good to eat?






13. If a patient. was riboflavin B2 deficient what foods are good sources of B2?






14. What function is vitamin D?






15. If fat intake is insufficient then expect these medical problems






16. Protein stores show short term changes of which lab value






17. What are the 5 major functions of vitamins?






18. How much more calories are needed for lactation?






19. What type of patients are to utilize nutritional screening initiatives NSI?






20. What illness is a direct result of vitamin D deficiency?






21. What foods are good sources of carbohydrates?






22. Where can you get more vitamin D?






23. What are healthy sources of fats?






24. How much more calories are needed for pregnancy?






25. What water soluble vitamins are easily excreted from body?






26. If patient. has beriberi - or wernicke korsakoff syndrome what type of foods would be needed?






27. What milk products are avoided in the pyramid and not a good supply of calcium?






28. How much milk is to be consumed per day?






29. How much meat/beans should be eaten?






30. Name six sources of grains






31. What lab value shows iron stores of visceral body protein?






32. These nutrients required for proper growth - development - body repair - fluid and electrolyte balance - produce enzymes - hormones and antibodies






33. These cannot be synthesized by body and must be obtained by diet






34. What is normal albumin levels?






35. The higher the BMR a client has --






36. Fats are needed for proper absorption of these vitamins






37. What does DASH stand for?






38. What blood levels are checked for decrease in iron?






39. What type of people need extra protein?






40. This tool assesses each body system for nutrent excess or deficiency






41. How much fruit is to be eaten/day?






42. What type of albumin levels will show malnutrtion?






43. Good overall indicator of nutritional status becaUse of long half life and maintain until malnutrtion occurs






44. How much grains are to be eaten per day?






45. Fats can lead to some medical problems






46. What is the recording tool for all foods/beverages consumed in last 24 hours includes time - location - portion?






47. Sources of fats






48. What foods are needed for pellegra - dermatitis - diarrhea - and dementia?






49. What type of fat is to kept to an all time low for consumption?






50. What foods are carbohydrates and provide energy?